Notes from the underworld: phishing with hardware, DarkSide impersonation, and cyber vigilantes. Data incidents, and a conviction for a crypter.
Phishing, with a bogus hardware wallet as bait. Empty threats from a DarkSide impersonator. Cyber vigilantes may be distributing anti-piracy malware. Data security incidents at a cruise line and a US ...
18 Juni 202129min
The Russo-US summit ended in frank exchanges and the prospect of further discussions on cybersecurity. Ferocious Kitten tracked. Initial access brokers. Molerats return. Ransomware arrests.
The US-Russian summit took up cyber conflict, cyber privateering, and cyber deterrence, ending with the prospect of further discussions. Ferocious Kitten’s domestic surveillance. Ransomware gangs are ...
17 Juni 202125min
Airline resolves IT issue. Paradise ransomware source code leaked. Unauthorized access to cameras possible. TSA pipeline cyber guidance under preparation. Russo-US summit. Anonymous extradition.
Southwest flights are back in the air after an IT issue disrupted them yesterday. Paradise ransomware source code has been leaked online. Some networked camera feeds may be accessible to unauthorized ...
16 Juni 202124min
Disruption of a major BEC campaign. Scope of cyberespionage expands in Pulse Secure exploitation. What the Hades? Russo-US summitry. A more secure workforce. Reality Winner is out, sort of.
Microsoft disrupts a major BEC campaign. The scope of cyberespionage undertaken via exploitation of vulnerable Pulse Secure instances seems wider than previously believed. Secureworks offers an accoun...
15 Juni 202124min
Third-party data breach at Volkswagen. An anti-monopoly agenda with Big Tech in its crosshairs. Recovery ransom. How EA was hacked. Avaddon gives up its keys. Gamekeeper turned poacher?
Volkswagen warns North American customers of a third-party data breach. An “anti-monopoly agenda” advances in the US House Judiciary Committee. Speculation about how the FBI recovered ransom from Dark...
14 Juni 202127min
Margaret Cunningham: A people scientist with a technology focus. [Behavioral science} [Career Notes]
Principal Research Scientist for Human Behavior at Forcepoint, Margaret Cunningham shares her story of how she landed in cybersecurity. With a background in psychology and counseling and not feeling t...
13 Juni 20215min
Taking a look behind the Science of Security. [Research Saturday]
Guest Adam Tagert is a Science of Security (SoS) Researcher in the National Security Agency Research Directorate. The National Security Agency (NSA) sponsors the Science of Security (SoS) Initiative f...
12 Juni 202124min
Diplomatic Backdoor targets charities, embassies, and telcos in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. Fancy Lazarus and DDoS extortion. Slilpp credential market takedown. A data gap? Cyber regulation.
Diplomatic Backdoor afflicts Africa, Europe, and Southwest Asia. Electronic Arts source code stolen. “Fancy Lazarus” is back: despite the name, it’s an extortion gang, not an espionage service. An int...
11 Juni 202126min
